Loophole allows banned driver behind the wheel

A motorist banned from driving for two years for drink-driving has been behind the wheel throughout his ban due to a loophole.

Solicitor for Martin Holmes, of Sandy Row in Castlefinn,Co Donegal, argued that a ban in the North could not be extended to the Republic because of the way the Road Safety Authority (RSA) made the application.

Holmes was banned for two years on March 26, 2013, after pleading guilty at Omagh Magistrates Court to drinking and driving.